OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 49:4

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Except David, Hezekiah, and Josiah, all were wicked, because they abandoned the law of the Most High. The kings of Judah came to an end.

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Verse 4. Sinners. Or “sins,” when iniquity was become fashionable. He consulted no false policy, ( Bible.) but boldly exerted himself in God’s service, and even invited the Israelites out of his dominions to come and celebrate the passover. 2 Chronicles 34:6. Calmet.—They belonged, in effect to him, as the twelve tribes were all promised to David’s family, and the kingdom of Jeroboam was only a rebellion. Calmet. 47:23. Bible.

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